Category: Travelogue

Dilli and Kolkata’s lesser known secrets.. famously hidden

What does an old city have ( and by old I mean at least one millenium) that can’t be beaten by claims of ‘modern technology’ made by a new one? And I agree with anyone who thinks that new cities have no right to… Continue Reading “Dilli and Kolkata’s lesser known secrets.. famously hidden”

Up and about in Paris and London- Part3- Avignon, Provence

I knew that I would go to Provence, with the dreamy landscape that has inspired so many artists I admire, any time I went to France. Therefore, I spent a while looking for a suitable destination in Provence that we could see in about… Continue Reading “Up and about in Paris and London- Part3- Avignon, Provence”

Up and about in Paris and London, part 2- Paris

\ What would you expect in a city that you have read and heard so much about? In every romantic or artistic movie, in every modern and Renaissance artist’s life history and more recently in ( somewhat unpalatable) thriller mysteries (read Dan Brown)? I… Continue Reading “Up and about in Paris and London, part 2- Paris”

Up and about in Paris and London- Part 1- Rueil Malmaison

It is rare that anything that is much anticipated actually delivers more than what you expect. For me, after realizing that even science is full of hot gas most of the time, during my Ph.D., and being as disappointed as a child who realizes… Continue Reading “Up and about in Paris and London- Part 1- Rueil Malmaison”

Weekly Photo Challenge: lllumination

My husband really likes night photography (thats his back you see in the first photo) and he took the photo in the coffee house. I only like it sometimes, like that night in Saint Louis, MO and the last photo that I took one… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: lllumination”